unappreciated

IPA/ˌʌnəˈpriːʃieɪtɪd/
KK[ˌʌnəprˈiʃiˌetɪd]IPA/ˌʌnəˈpriːʃieɪtɪd/

unappreciated — 形容詞

  • unappreciatedpositive
  • more unappreciatedcomparative
  • most unappreciatedsuperlative

1. used to describe someone whose good qualities, skills, or hard work are not noti

1.形容詞B2
釋義

不受重視

自身貢獻或優點未被他人看見或肯定

used to describe someone whose good qualities, skills, or hard work are not noticed or valued by the people around them.

例句

After years of working late without a promotion, Mei-Ling felt deeply unappreciated by her company.

公司多年加班卻沒有升遷,Mei-Ling 覺得自己完全不受重視。

feel + unappreciated + by [someone]

Theo's volunteer work at the animal shelter went unappreciated until a local newspaper wrote a story about him.

Theo 在動物收容所的志工工作一直不受重視,直到當地報紙報導了他的故事。

go + unappreciated (passive-like structure)

同義詞
反義詞

文法句型

feel + unappreciated

go + unappreciated

unappreciated + by + noun phrase

用法筆記

Commonly used with the linking verbs feel and go to describe a person's experience rather than a permanent state. The phrase 'go unappreciated' (like 'go unnoticed') is a fixed pattern meaning that something is not acknowledged.

常見錯誤

She was unappreciated for all the help I gave her.' (meaning she was ungrateful)
She was ungrateful for all the help I gave her.
💡'Unappreciated' describes someone whose own value is not seen; 'ungrateful' describes someone who does not show thanks.